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Weekly Wallpaper // 169 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 169

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the stalwart one who takes refuge in him. // Psalm 34:9 Thank you for these beautiful free wallpapers from Sarah...
What Beauty Does for Our Souls - Blessed Is She

What Beauty Does for Our Souls

What comes to mind when you think of beauty? Is it a piece of artwork? A glorious landscape? Or is it something more akin to modern society’s standards of beauty...
How Leonard Cohen Reminds Me to Thirst for God - Blessed Is She

How Leonard Cohen Reminds Me to Thirst for God

One afternoon I listened to Leonard Cohen’s “Come Healing” song while sipping water diligently. “The splinters that you carry, the cross you left behind… come healing of the body, come...
Healing After Miscarriage - Blessed Is She

Healing After Miscarriage

If you have ever been pregnant, you know the feeling of protecting the miracle growing inside of you. You know how your mind is filled with constant thoughts of the...
The Significance of the Angelus - Blessed Is She

The Significance of the Angelus

  Ever hear bells ringing at your church in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, and wonder why? In a time before smart phones and fitness-tracking watches, the...
Why We Need St. Oscar Romero - Blessed Is She

Why We Need St. Oscar Romero

In October of 2018, Pope Francis canonized the seven newest Saints in the Church. Among them was Bishop and martyr, St. Oscar Romero, whose first feast day we celebrate today....
Weekly Wallpaper // 168 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 168

The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” // John 4:15 Thank you for these beautiful free wallpapers...
Unique and Usable Biblical Baby Names - Blessed Is She

Unique and Usable Biblical Baby Names

Chilly weather does wonders for bringing couples together. It’s no wonder that the month with the highest number of births year after year is September, followed closely by August and...
Confirmation Gift Guide - Blessed Is She

Confirmation Gift Guide

“Angela, be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit,” Bishop Kelleher said to me on that spring day in 1991. “Amen,” I answered. “Peace be with you.” “And also...
First Communion Gift Guide - Blessed Is She

First Communion Gift Guide

It was a beautiful day in May. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and all the flowers and trees were bursting with the beauty of spring. Upstairs in...
Resting with Sleeping St. Joseph - Blessed Is She

Resting with Sleeping St. Joseph

Recently, my husband and I meandered into a Catholic shop we had never been to before. We slowly made our way through the aisles taking inventory of what was offered....
How to Make a Holy Hour - Blessed Is She

How to Make a Holy Hour

You have probably heard the popular Bible verse, “Be still and know that I am God.” But do you know the context of where this verse is in the Bible?...